Running another program from a blitz program

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Terry B.

(Posted 2009) [#1]

Is there a way to run another .exe from inside a blitzmax program?

plash

(Posted 2009) [#2]

The 'system_' function or the TProcess type.

Terry B.

(Posted 2009) [#3]

Um, could you give me an example? I really have no idea what those are.

grable

(Posted 2009) [#4]

If you dont know what a Function or Type is, running external executables are the least of your worries ;)

In any case... its worth mentioning that system_ blocks the running program, while TProcess does not.

system_("notepad.exe")

''or

Local proc:TProcess = CreateProcess("notepad.exe")
While proc.Status()
  Print "notepad is still running"
  Delay 500
Wend

Terry B.

(Posted 2009) [#5]

Thanks grable that works great!